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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
SPONSOR Wirth
ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/1/06
HB 416
SHORT TITLE Santa Fe Schools Special Education Programs,
SB
ANALYST Quezada
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY06
FY07
$ 40.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
Relates to Appropriation in the General Appropriation Act
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 416 requests an appropriation of $ 40.0 thousand from the general fund to assist Pub-
lic Education Department for expenditure in fiscal year 2007 for automated individual education
programs for special education students in the Santa Fe Public Schools.
..
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
Fiscal implications are $ 40. thousand dollars from the general fund. Any unexpended or un-
cumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert to the general fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
House Bill 416 could support the special education students with enhancing their learning skills
in an educational environment.
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House Bill 416 – page
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WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT ENACTING THIS BILL
The consequences of not enacting House Bill 416 will be that special education students will not
receive automated individual education programs.
POSSIBLE QUESTIONS
Will the students of Santa Fe School District suffer if House Bill 416 is not funded.
JQ/nt